Grrl Power #712 – Turn on your fart light…

Let’s all politely ignore that “MassFab” is written in English, hmm? I could have written it in one of those alien 1 for 1 swap languages like the Futureama font or Stargate SG-1 Ancient or Zentradi or… actually there’s a lot of them. That was my tactic for most of the signs on Fracture Station. But everything happening on Cora’s ship is running through universal translators anyway, so there’s no need to complicate things with some squiggly-do language.

Let’s all also ignore how stark the guest quarters must be. For some reason I decided to make the wall in her room look like a cold iron dungeon wall. I know Cora said she was upgrading the ship bit by bit, but the interior design of the thing is still super slapdash at the moment. Maybe there’s “exposed brick” i.e. unfinished walls here and there since Cora is the sort of person who cares more about function than form. Once the new relays are in, she doesn’t particularly care about the plasteel finish. She actually prefers the easier access for maintenance, but exposed conduit does create security problems in case they get boarded, so she’ll eventually have all that stuff covered up.

Fun fact, Grakz usually comes with a coupon for a free rectal skin graft. Cora distracted Sydney away from the booth before she got her voucher.

Double res version will be posted over at Patreon. $1 and up, but feel free to contribute as much as you like.

To be fair, an ice cream enema sounds more comfortable. As an engineer, Cora should have a peristaltic pump and some silicone tubing knocking around. And the ship’s fridge may contain the lactation output of some species or other, so she might be in a position to oblige Sydney. Of course, a hazmat suit would also be recommended…

Granted, I don’t always have the time I’d like to properly read every single comment here, but there’s something I haven’t seen yet. A joke along the lines of “Sydney Scoville Jr confirms grakz scuttlebutt.”

Anyone can look up shipboard vernacular to find out what “scuttlebutt” means, no problem. Sydney is adding layers & layers of meaning to that. First, find the meaning of the word itself. Then look up the word “scuttle” for it’s own distinct meaning. Then add to all of that the facts that Sydney is indeed aboard a ship right now & generating more scuttlebutt to the rumors about grakz, the fact that Sydney herself (with her orbs) can function as her own spaceship, plus it’s her butt that’s getting scuttled too.

I also wonder, completely unrelated to the above…Theorectically speaking, would that red light be sufficient to de-power Superman as much like red solar radiation would?
0.o

Red Kryptonite has a random and wierd effect. But kryptonite wasn’t in question. And red sunlight replaces the yellow one that powers him, slowly causing him to run out of power. I doubt environment-friendly levels of Grakz-motes would have any effect.

Unless her return to Earth gets delayed by unexpected events, Sydney is unlikely to encounter grakz again any time soon. And I don’t see Max being happy to let her make regular visits to the Fracture just to pick up a takeaway, especially if it will incapacitate a member of the team who should be on call for an indeterminate period of time while they recover.

Sydney got to the Fracture because she selected a bookmark. Sydney can go there whenever she darn well pleases at this point. (Also, worth noting that having unlocked wormhole travel, Sydney is, in a sense, significantly faster than Maxima could hope to be, and may so count as being a more valuable resource than her. Just the chance to fund Arc via reselling alien tech is an option. Heck, Dabbler may even be jealous of her ease of travel.)

well issue with her wormhole is its like using the force or magic in shadowrun. use a big spell or amount of energy you light up like a Christmas tree or forest of them in the magical or technical realm. yes halo can move across space but its like comeing in to system with fireworks and red carpet saying “HERE I AM” and then “THERE I GO” when you leave but cant trace her once gate is closed. maxima can use full speed and still be stealthy technicly

Buttermilk for spicy food and minor burns I know it sounds weird but it works. Glowing butt maybe a little much for this old home remedy. Aloe tubs of it, that or some sort of nano healing cream. Frix should have an excellent understanding of female human anatomy now. Well at least the fun bits if he was smart he should of scanned her just to make sure for compatibilities sake.

You know… I”m honestly surprised Cora has a “relaxing around the house” clothes option. I mean, when it’s programmed in and it never has to be uncomfortable, seems little reason to not be wearing something amazing all the time.

Well there is, just lots and lots of it. So really boring. And nobody would know it existed, because they could not see anything but it.

If you are always exposed to something good, it gradually loses its appeal. It just becomes an every-day thing that is around you. Only if something draws your attention to it does it become interesting again.

The very act of being in a more mundane outfit, and choosing to change due to going out, or planning to see somebody, does draw attention to the nice outfit, especially if saying that she is ‘slipping into something more comfortable’. Not to mention being part of foreplay.

While everyone is talking about the Grakz results in the comments, I noticed a cool detail Dave included in the first panels. Cora is making Sydney some new glasses, which is pretty nice of her given everything else she is doing for her. I wonder if they are made of some stronger glass material, like transparent aluminum, so they won’t break as easily in the future.

Site Links

Google Banner

Footer Block

I'll just leave these here for your convenience - and obviously to drive a little traffic my way. Bottom line is If you like the comic, vote, share and tell others! Maybe someone else who will enjoy the comic will find their way here.